Re: Making shop rags

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:42:06 -0800 (PST), JayPique
<mwskaneateles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Dec 25, 11:48 pm, Bill<B...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Father Haskell wrote:
On Dec 22, 10:29 am, Dave Balderstone<d...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I recently acquired a box of cotton Tshirts at pennies on the dollar.
Does anyone have any hints on the most efficient way to cut them into
shop rages?

Doing them one by each with a pair of scissors is time consuming and a
PITA.

Clamp a knife into your vise with the blade pointing up.
Grab a tee shirt on either side of the blade and pull.

Gosh, just put one hand on each side of the seam and pull--we need to
stay in shape out there! If someone may be watching, you could always
sever a few of the first stitches beforehand. : )

I should be embarrassed to say this, but I pile old t-shirts in a box
and take them to my mom to cut up when it gets full. She cuts them
the same way every time - sleeves off and split, neck removed and the
front and back cut roughly square and nicely folded. I end up with
two neat little stacks - one small one of for application, and one
large one for wiping off. I should add that I'm fairly particular by
nature....

I hope you bought her a good set of shears to use while doing this for
you, Jape.


...and an iron! : )


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